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The Redlands Fire Department responded at 2 p.m. to reports of a fire at the corner of Eucalyptus Drive and Franklin Avenue.
Fire officials confirmed at 3 p.m. that units were on scene, but would not offer additional details about the suspected blaze.
The residential area is filled with dense vegetation along either side of the r

A Sunday morning fire damaged a commercial building in the 600 block of Lincoln Street in Banning.
The Morongo Fire Department arrived at the scene just after 9:50 a.m. Sunday, August 2, and reported fire and smoke coming from the second floor of a vacant commercial building, according to a CAL FIRE/Riverside County Fire Department news

A 35-acre wildfire sparked by a Saturday night crash in the Cajon Pass is currently 75 percent contained and no longer affecting local infrastructure, according to U.S. Forest Service spokesman Reno Renteria.
Early Sunday, the fire was listed as 65 acres and said to be threatening power lines, a gas pipeline and railroad tracks in the ar

San Bernardino County residents can get a mobile animal care app that puts them in touch – anytime – with a local veterinarian via video or screen chat, saving them from a non-emergency office visit.
Vet24seven is one of a growing number of animal health applications for mobile devices. It was started with a $1.2 million inve

Two women were pronounced dead Saturday night after they collapsed from apparent drug overdoses at the HARD music festival in Pomona, according to LA County Coroner spokesman Fred Corral.
The women, an 18-year-old and a 19-year-old, were taken to the Pomona Valley Medical Center where they were pronounced dead at 6 p.m. and 8 p.m., respe

A man was rushed to the hospital in critical condition Saturday, August 1, after a drowning incident at a Jurupa Valley pool, according to Riverside County Fire Department spokeswoman Jody Hagemann.
The incident was reported at 6:28 p.m., after the man was found unresponsive in the 8400 block of Running Gait Lane.
The man, whose

A woman was arrested Saturday, August 1, after police say she collided with a man in a motorized scooter at the intersection of De Anza Drive and Potrero Street in San Jacinto.
Donna Sperling, a 42-year-old San Jacinto resident, is being held on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, according to a Riverside County

A proposed state constitutional amendment with the stated aim of making government more responsive and ethnically diverse would add two members to the Riverside and San Bernardino county boards of supervisors.
The amendment offered by state Sen. Tony Mendoza, D-Artesia, is scheduled be heard by a Senate committee Aug. 17. It would requir

It’s truly alarming to watch the bankrupt city next door implode in slow motion. San Bernardino may lose its Fire Department and refuse collection to outsourcing. You already knew that. Now it appears SBETA – the San Bernardino Employment and Training Agency – may close. The agency for 40 years has helped the job

On a spring evening, Ánh Minh Doan, a Vietnamese-born singer from Eastvale, sashayed onstage in a low-cut red tutu and five inch heels. As a dozen dancers whirled around her, she lip-synced through a rollicking love song.
The sold-out crowd of 1,200 at the Pechanga Resort & Casino applauded thunderously as the exuberant electr

Sara Landeros has diabetes. But until recently, the 59-year-old Inland Southern California woman didn’t have health insurance. So Landeros made a monthly trek to Tijuana, often by bus, just to receive medical attention. And her children would help raise the $200 a month she needed to buy insulin. On Thursday – the 50th

A grand jury has indicted five employees of a drug and alcohol rehabilitation company after a 53-year-old man died under the company’s care.
Kristofer Michael McCausland, James Andrew Fent, Mignon Hernandez Dean and Jerrod Nathan Menz have each been charged with one count of murder and one count of dependent adult abuse, according

Q. Riverside resident Jerry Good inquired about the practice of “rolling coal,” a tactic used by some truck enthusiasts who modify their truck so it will intentionally produce a cloud of sooty diesel exhaust. These drivers often spew a huge cloud of dark black smoke into the path of another car, frequently a Hybrid like a Prius, a

The New Hot Club of America performs Tuesday night at the Redlands Bowl. Admission is free. The New Hot Club of America is an ensemble whose repertoire includes Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli. The show is at 8:15 p.m. and the bowl is located at 25 Grant St. Seating is first come, first serve. Information:

Montgomery Gentry’s connection to the record-buying public and live audiences has served the country duo well. “People can identify with our songs,” said Troy Gentry during a recent telephone interview. “They can put themselves in the situation and that’s why we’ve been able to have success.”

When Elizabeth Huett approached Taylor Swift nearly a decade ago at the Brandin’ Iron in San Bernardino, the former Riverside resident had no idea she would be touring the world with the mega-star two years later.
Now pursuing her dream as a solo country artist, Huett will return to the Inland area to headline the 6th annual Sundre

Two traffic lanes were shut down along northbound Interstate 15 in the Cajon Pass on Saturday, Aug. 1, after a traffic collision sparked a 25-acre brush fire in the area.
The traffic collision happened about 12:39 p.m. between a bus, a motorcycle and two passenger vehicles, according to California Highway Patrol spokesman Brian Alvarez.

Riverside’s Summer Street Jam returned to University Avenue on Saturday with music from Southern California bands Roses, the Commons and Unwritten Law.
It was largely a hometown crowd, but Bob Franey and his daughter Angelica, 11, came all the way from Santa Barbara.
“We’ve been here the past two years,” F

A 21-year-old woman was shot in the face by a BB gun while she visited a Riverside fast food restaurant with her family Friday, July 31, officials said.
The woman and her family members were visiting the Baker's Drive Thru in the 5100 block of Jurupa Avenue in Riverside shortly before 12:10 p.m.
That's when the woman was fired on

A whole mountain was on fire when Jill Endicott and Liz Gordon – and their horses – were forced to leave San Bernardino National Forest’s Wildhorse Campground in the smoky pre-dawn hours of June 18.
They had been packing up camp since 2:30 a.m. So they were ready to go when sheriff’s deputies rolled through the fu

San Bernardino County sheriff's deputies arrested a 58-year-old man for suspicion of possessing drug paraphernalia after he walked out in front of moving vehicles, officials said.
Henry Simmons of Joshua Tree almost caused numerous traffic accidents when he walked out into traffic about 10:17 a.m. Friday, July 31, according to a sheriff'

Updated details on traffic collision, acreage
Two traffic lanes have been shut down along northbound Interstate 15 in the Cajon Pass after a traffic collision sparked a 25-acre brush fire in the area.
The traffic collision happened about 12:39 p.m. Saturday between a bus, a motorcycle and two passenger vehicles, accordin

A 38-year-old woman was arrested Friday, July 31, on suspicion of numerous charges following a vehicle theft in Temecula, police said.
Janece Fiechter was arrested at a Murrieta home, suspected of vehicle burglary, possession of stolen property, violation of probation, being a felon in possession of a firearm and a felon in possession of

Owners of bars and restaurants in Old Town Temecula are working to curb rowdy late-night behavior in the historic district, an effort that included a mass training session for bartenders and security staffers.
“It’s all in the name of creating a safe environment,” said Chris Baily, owner of Baily’s Old Town Temecu

The Riverside County Sheriff's Department arrested dozens of drivers during saturation patrols and checkpoints throughout the region Friday night and Saturday morning, July 31 and Aug. 1.
Deputies in Moreno Valley conducted a DUI/driver's license checkpoint on Perris Boulevard and Santiago Drive between 9 p.m. and 3 a.m. Of 1,216 vehicle